Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY LEAD PEROXIDE INSTRUMENTS
Weight of S03 in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day.
Station | Town Hall | Canham Road | Wells Hse. Road | Bashley Road | Wesley Road | Kendal Avenue | Acacia Road | Borough Average | ||||||||
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Month & Year | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 | 1952 | 1951 | 1952 |
January | — | 2.60 | — | 2.52 | — | 2.43 | — | 2.88 | — | 2.49 | — | 1.90 | — | 2.00 | - | 2.40 |
February | 2.66 | 3.03 | 2.72 | 3.11 | 2.20 | 2.45 | 2.86 | 3.07 | 2.24 | 2.68 | 1.56 | 2.59 | 1.90 | 2.75 | 2.31 | 2.81 |
March | 2.02 | 2.41 | 2.18 | 2.41 | 1.81 | 2.22 | 2.11 | 2.44 | 2.28 | 2.66 | 1.87 | 2.47 | 1.72 | 2.20 | 1.99 | 2.40 |
Winter (Nov.Mar.) | — | 2.61 | — | 2.57 | — | 2.37 | — | 2.75 | — | 2.52 | — | 2.21 | — | 2.20 | — | 2.46 |
April | 1.65 | 1.60 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.38 | 1.77 | 1.50 | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.58 | 1.45 |
May | 1.48 | 1.16 | 1.57 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 1.16 | 1.72 | 1.30 | 1.79 | 1.10 | 1.51 | 1.14 | 1.27 | 1.13 | 1.54 | 1.18 |
June | 0.96 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.56 | 0.85 | 0.59 | 0.93 | 0.73 |
July | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.83 | 0.69 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.7 7 | 0.68 |
August | 0.77 | 1.01 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.63 | 1.01 | 0.88 | 1.11 | 0.58 | 0.81 | 0.35 | 0.73 | 0.42 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.87 |
September | 1.18 | 1.34 | 0.86 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 0.91 | 1.14 | 0.81 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.24 |
Summer (May-Sep) | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.97 | 0.94 |
October | 2.07 | 2.30 | 2.53 | 2.13 | 2.20 | 2.11 | 2.28 | 2.76 | 2.00 | 2.27 | 2.34 | 1.91 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 2.17 | 2.17 |
November | 2.13 | 3.06 | 2.20 | 3.39 | 2.23 | 3.18 | 2.41 | 0.00 | 2.22 | 2.97 | 1.75 | 3.17 | 1.85 | 2.71 | 2.11 | 3.07 |
December | 2.88 | 4.24 | 2.26 | 4.17 | 2.51 | 3.57 | 2.93 | 3.92 | 2.5 7 | 3.60 | 2.36 | 3.70 | 2.20 | 3.50 | 2.58 | 3.81 |
Mnnthlv Average | 1.69 | 2.02 | 1.66 | 2.01 | 1.59 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 2.10 | 1.66 | 1.86 | 1.41 | 1.77 | 1.34 | 1.09 | 1.60 | 1.90 |